Agnosticism - ANS The doctrine that certainty about first principles or absolute truth is
unattainable and that only perceptual phenomena are objects of exact knowledge. The belief
that there can be no proof either that God exists or that God does not exist.
Atheism - ANS Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God or gods. The doctrine that there is
no God or gods.
Atonement - ANS Reconciliation or an instance of reconciliation between God and humans.
Christology - ANS The theological study of the person and deeds of Jesus.
A doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus's teachings.
Creation - ANS The world and all things in it. All creatures or a class of creatures.
Creation 2 - ANS The divine act by which, according to various religious and philosophical
traditions, the world was brought into existence.
Doctrine of God - ANS A body of beliefs about God, man, Christ, the church, and other related
concepts considered authoritative and thus worthy of acceptance by all members of the
community of faith.
Ecclesiology - ANS The branch of theology that is concerned with the nature, constitution, and
functions of a church.
Economic Trinity - ANS the doctrine concerning how the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit relate to
each other and the world.
Epistemology - ANS the branch of philosophy that studies knowledge. It attempts to answer the
basic question what distinguishes true (adequate) knowledge from false (inadequate)
knowledge? the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with
reference to its limits and validity
Eschatology - ANS a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the
world or of humankind a belief concerning death, the end of the world, or the ultimate destiny of
humankind; specifically any of various Christian doctrines concerning the Second Coming, the
resurrection of the dead, or the Last Judgment
ex nihilo - ANS from or out of nothing
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